Business Development Agronomist – Key Accounts

🔥 12 hours ago

🌾 Iowa, Nebraska, +2 more states – Remote

🌾 Iowa – Remote 🌾 Nebraska – Remote ❄️ Minnesota – Remote 🗿 South Dakota – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

💰 Business Development (BDR)

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Verdesian Life Sciences

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201 - 500 employees

🏭 Manufacturing

💼 Consulting

🌾 Agriculture

Manufacturing • Consulting • Agriculture

Verdesian Life Sciences is an agriscience company focused on improving nutrient use efficiency for crop producers. It develops and supplies fertilizer enhancers, biostimulants, seed treatments, inoculants, micronutrient blends and other technologies designed to increase nutrient uptake, reduce environmental nutrient loss, and improve crop yield and quality across a wide range of crops. The company also offers agronomic services and educational resources (e. g. , NUE University) and serves growers and distributors globally.

📋 Description

• Partner with Key Account Managers to grow specialty fertilizer and biologicals penetration • Build relationships with customer R&D, agronomy, and technical services teams • Lead go-to-market planning for new product launches, including positioning, trials, and training • Design and interpret field trials, translating results into ROI narratives • Create sales enablement tools, including talk tracks, tech sheets, and competitive positioning • Present at customer meetings, field days, and industry events • Identify new pipeline opportunities across crops, geographies, and segments • Support the Key Account team in driving growth across specialty fertilizers and biologicals • Build trusted relationships with R&D and agronomy stakeholders • Translate field trial data into compelling ROI stories that accelerate adoption

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years in agronomy, technical sales, or product development within crop inputs • Credibility with technical audiences and ability to influence through data • Solid grasp of field research design and trial interpretation • Strong business acumen linking product performance to customer economics • Excellent presentation and communication skills • Proficiency in MS Office and CRM tools • Valid driver's license and travel flexibility • Bachelor's in Agronomy, Crop Science, Soil Science, or related field is nice to have • Experience with specialty fertilizers or biologicals is nice to have • Background supporting key accounts or strategic distributor relationships is nice to have • Experience developing technical sales/training programs is nice to have

🏖️ Benefits

• Equal opportunity employment regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex, and sexual orientation